Bodies recovered from factory fire

Johannesburg - Fire fighters yesterday recovered the bodies of the last two of 11 workers who burned to death in a fire triggered…

Johannesburg - Fire fighters yesterday recovered the bodies of the last two of 11 workers who burned to death in a fire triggered by an explosion in a floor polish factory, police have said.

Night-shift workers were apparently unable to escape the Friday-night fire because they had been locked into the chemical factory in Lenasia, a suburb of Johannesburg.

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